IBM 600e User Guide
For Windows 98, Windows 95 and Windows NT
When you start Windows, the ThinkPad modem automatically starts
and is ready for use.
When you start Windows, the ThinkPad modem automatically starts
and is ready for use.
Using the 56-Kbps Modem
To take advantage of your modem's 56-Kbps U.S. Robotics 56k
Technology**, you must first make sure that your Internet service
provider (ISP) supports a 56-Kbps modem protocol.
Technology**, you must first make sure that your Internet service
provider (ISP) supports a 56-Kbps modem protocol.
1
Contact your ISP and determine which 56-Kbps modem
protocol it uses.
protocol it uses.
2
Determine which 56-Kbps modem protocol your modem
supports. To view your modem's supported protocol, do the
following:
supports. To view your modem's supported protocol, do the
following:
a) Click on Start, move the cursor to Programs, and then
click on ThinkPad Modem.
b) Choose Options from the “Modem Status” window; then
choose Settings.
The available transfer speeds are displayed. The 56-Kbps
protocol your modem supports is listed in parentheses
following the 56-Kbps transfer setting. Be sure to select
the 56-Kbps transfer setting to use it.
protocol your modem supports is listed in parentheses
following the 56-Kbps transfer setting. Be sure to select
the 56-Kbps transfer setting to use it.
Your modem and your ISP must support the same 56-Kbps protocol,
or your maximum connection speed is limited to V.34 technology.
or your maximum connection speed is limited to V.34 technology.
Significantly higher Internet modem connection speeds up to 56
Kbps require all-digital transmission connections from your ISP to the
line card in the central office to which your phone line is connected.
Kbps require all-digital transmission connections from your ISP to the
line card in the central office to which your phone line is connected.
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The higher speeds at which this modem is capable of operating on a
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specific network implementation is only one of many ways to deliver
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high-quality voice telephony to customers. Failure of the modem to
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operate at high speed should not be reported as a fault, unless
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ordinary voice telephone calls are substandard.
In the U.S., current FCC regulations limit the maximum speed for
downstream communication to 56 Kbps. Even though your modem
contains 56-Kbps technology, the connect rate in the receive
direction might be significantly less than 56 Kbps.
downstream communication to 56 Kbps. Even though your modem
contains 56-Kbps technology, the connect rate in the receive
direction might be significantly less than 56 Kbps.
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